Sad News

We have just received some news on Addison. Keith had emailed me tonight to let me know that she had broken her femur (thigh bone) not only is it broken, but it was broken from top (head) to bottom of the femur, and the fracture runs parallel with the bone! This is something we have never dealt with before, and we don't know what that means for Addie, as with a "normal"femur fracture the child would have surgery and have a nail inserted in the the bone for stability. We are devastated, both Howard and I wish we could be there to comfort her, as she is in a spica cast (from armpits around her torso and both legs to ankles with a cutout for diapers) We don't know what this means for her future when it comes to being able to walk, and strength of this bone. What a sad way to celebrate Christmas. It was last year almost to the date that Nathan had fractured his hip and we had to cancel our Christmas travel plans to see our family. I hope that this will maybe speed up her refferal process as she will probably need surgery if we ever hope to see her walk. Please pray for our sweet Addie girl, femur fractures are major, they take a long time to heal from and are very painful! My heart is breaking for her! Obviously we will not be Skyping with her for a while, but when I receive an update I will let you all know! God has a plan for even these things that WE think are awful, and his plans are for good and not for evil, and he LOVES her more than even we do. So that is what I will take comfort in as I head off to bed.

O Lord, you are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness. ~2 Samuel 22:29~

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.

~Psalm 34:18 ~